Victoria's Secret expands PINK MLB line

March 17, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Victoria's Secret announced that it has expanded its partnership with Major League Baseball Properties to include 12 new teams for its line of co-branded (VS) PINK merchandise. The spring 2011 collection will feature the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, 2010 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals. The collection will launch in March in Victoria's Secret stores and MLB stadium stores spanning each of these teams' markets as well as online at www.vspink.com and MLB.com.

The line now features 23 MLB teams and includes tees, sweats, hoodies and tanks. The PINK MLB collection originally launched in Spring 2010 and included Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals, marking the first professional sports relationship for VS PINK.

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